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Stonesport

Ghost town · Boone County, Missouri

Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500)
Centertown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1948, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Stonesport is a ghost town in Boone County, Missouri. It is one of 17 former communities in Boone County on the federal names register. No county in Missouri has more among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stonesport as a historical populated place on the Hartsburg topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.6673° N, 92.2819° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHartsburg
Elevation551 ft
Nearest living townHartsburg, MO
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID759369
Coordinates38.66726, -92.28185

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What's there now

Stonesport is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hartsburg, MO (population 120), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 551 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Stonesport?

Stonesport is in Boone County, Missouri, at 38.6673, -92.2819.

How many ghost towns are in Boone County?

Boone County, Missouri has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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